VERB TO BE

(SER O ESTAR)
Affirmative
Full Form
Short Form
I am
Im
You are
Youre
He is
Hes
She is
Shes
It is
Its
We are
Were
You are
Youre
They are
Theyre
Affirmative
Im from Spain
Youre from Hungary
Hes from Paris
Shes from Italy
Were from Greece
Youre from the UK
Theyre from Egypt
Interrogative
Am I ?
Are you ?
Is he ?
Is she ?
Is it ?
Are we ?
Are you ?
Are they ?
Interrogative
Am I from Spain?
Are you from Hungary?
Is he from Paris?
Is she from Italy?
Are we from Greece?
Are you from the UK?
Are they from Egypt?

Negative
Full Form
Short Form
I am not
Im not
You are not
You arent
He
is
not
He isnt
She
is
not
She isnt
It
is
not
It isnt
We are not
We arent
You are not
You arent
They are not
They arent
Negative
Im not from Spain
You arent from Hungary
He isnt from Paris
She isnt from Italy
We arent from Greece
You arent from the UK
They arent from Egypt

Short Answers
Affirmative
Negative
Yes,
I
am.
No,
Im not.
Yes, you are.
No, you arent.
Yes,
he
is.
No,
he
isnt.
Yes, she is.
No, she isnt.
Yes,
it
is.
No,
it
isnt.
Yes,
we
are.
No,
we
arent.
Yes, you are.
No, you arent.
Yes, they are.
No, they arent.
Affirmative
Negative
Yes, you are
No you arent
Yes, I am
No, Im not
Yes, he is
No, he isnt
Yes, she is
No, she isnt
Yes, you are
No, you arent
Yes, we are
No, we arent
Yes, they are
No, they arent

Exercise 1. Write am, is or are:

1)
2)
3)
4)

You _______ nice.

It _______ a bird.
She ______ a girl.
I ______ a funny boy.

5) They ________ my friends.

6) He _______ young.
7) We ______ happy.
8) You ______ old.

Exercise 2. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with is, is not,

Sally
John
Mark
Bob
are or are not:

Mary

Pete

Sara

Tim

1)
2)
3)
4)

Sally _______ a doctor. She _______ a teacher.

John _______ an astronaut. He _______ policeman.
Sara and Mary _______ women. They _______ men.
Pete _______ a postman and Tim _______ a mechanic. They
_______ men.
5) They _______ using normal clothes. They _______ using
uniforms.
6) Mary _______ a cook. She _______ pilot.
7) The pictures _______ about professions.

Exercise 3. Now build questions and answer them following the

example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

I / sad?
You / tired?
John / happy?
Sue / thirsty?
The dog / hungry?
We / lazy?
You / bored?
Sam and Kat /
worried?
I / confused?

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Yes,
No,
Yes,
No,
Yes,
No,
Yes,
No,

__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
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__________

No, __________